Project Manager

CARIAN is⠀growing!⠀We are a⠀proud,⠀woman-owned⠀management⠀consulting⠀firm⠀providing⠀program/project⠀management,⠀capital⠀project⠀delivery,⠀consulting,⠀and⠀technology⠀solutions⠀to our⠀customers⠀in the⠀renewable⠀energy,⠀power⠀utilities,⠀infrastructure,⠀and⠀transit/transportation⠀sectors.

Positions⠀at CARIAN⠀are⠀full-time⠀roles,⠀which⠀include⠀comprehensive⠀and⠀competitive⠀benefits⠀(medical,⠀dental,⠀and⠀vision),⠀401(k)⠀matching,⠀and the⠀opportunity⠀to work⠀with a⠀growing⠀company.

Supporting⠀our⠀client,⠀the⠀selected⠀candidate⠀will be⠀expected⠀to work as⠀part of⠀the⠀construction⠀project⠀management⠀team and⠀provide⠀management⠀and⠀leadership⠀in the⠀management⠀of⠀multiple⠀assignments⠀at one⠀time in⠀various⠀phases of⠀development.⠀The⠀candidate’s⠀primary⠀focus will⠀be on the⠀specific⠀needs of⠀the⠀project,⠀client,⠀vendors,⠀contractors,⠀and other⠀stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

Leadership

• Abide by⠀and⠀champion⠀all CARIAN⠀and client⠀policies⠀regarding⠀safe⠀operations⠀and work⠀practices.
• Support⠀client and⠀account⠀initiatives⠀to drive⠀continuous⠀improvement⠀for our⠀account’s⠀execution⠀of⠀projects.

Execution

• Upon⠀assignment;⠀you will⠀develop/refine⠀project⠀specific⠀and client⠀driven⠀goals,⠀schedules,⠀budgets⠀and⠀detailed⠀assumptions;⠀along with⠀assignment⠀goals and⠀success⠀criteria⠀that meets⠀the client⠀needs;⠀such⠀as:
• Safety.
• Regulatory⠀and/or⠀Environmental⠀Compliance.
• Project⠀Schedule &⠀Budget⠀Performance.
• Change⠀Management
• Facilitate⠀project⠀kick-off⠀with⠀internal⠀staff and⠀key⠀stakeholders⠀to ensure⠀responsibilities,⠀goals,⠀expectations⠀are⠀clearly⠀communicated⠀and⠀understood⠀through⠀the use of⠀a Project⠀Charter.
• Coordinate⠀any⠀necessary⠀due⠀diligence⠀efforts on⠀behalf of⠀the⠀client,⠀maintaining⠀and⠀delivering⠀all⠀appropriate⠀documentation.
• Refine⠀budgets⠀into⠀detailed⠀project⠀estimates⠀based on⠀historical⠀and market⠀data.
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀the Master⠀Project⠀Schedule⠀inclusive⠀of end to⠀end⠀project⠀tasks⠀(initiation⠀to⠀closeout).
• Guide⠀the client⠀and team⠀through⠀the design⠀implementation⠀process⠀including⠀conceptual,⠀schematic,⠀design⠀development⠀and⠀construction⠀documentation⠀and⠀sign-off⠀of⠀stakeholders.
• Prepare⠀various⠀RFP’s⠀needed for⠀vendor and⠀contractor⠀services⠀for the⠀complete⠀project,⠀including⠀procurement⠀strategy⠀selection.
• Manage⠀process⠀for⠀opening,⠀leveling⠀and⠀recommendation⠀for award⠀of project⠀bids.
• Manage⠀the⠀client’s⠀funding⠀process to⠀ensure⠀installed⠀assets are⠀captured⠀correctly⠀prior to⠀initiating⠀work.
• Oversee⠀vendor and⠀assignment⠀team⠀members⠀work to⠀ensure⠀compliance⠀with⠀contract⠀and client⠀expectations.
• Be⠀an active⠀participant⠀in the⠀client’s⠀safety⠀culture⠀throughout⠀the life⠀of the⠀assignment.
• Actively⠀track⠀performance⠀against⠀schedule,⠀critical⠀path,⠀budget and⠀cash⠀flow.
• Capture,⠀review and⠀prepare⠀recommendations⠀for client⠀approval⠀when⠀changes⠀are⠀required⠀on the⠀assignments.
• Identify⠀and⠀address⠀areas of⠀concern⠀regarding⠀potential⠀liabilities⠀and⠀risk.
• Comply⠀with⠀client⠀closeout⠀requirements⠀to⠀mitigate⠀financial⠀and⠀administrative⠀risk as⠀part of⠀project⠀execution.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 7+ years⠀of⠀progressively,⠀complex⠀project⠀management⠀experience⠀in all⠀aspects of⠀Design,⠀Construction,⠀Project⠀Management⠀with⠀commercial⠀construction⠀projects.
• Must⠀have⠀detailed⠀experience⠀in project⠀budgeting,⠀contract⠀negotiations⠀and⠀scheduling.
• Proven⠀ability to⠀communicate⠀with⠀architects,⠀contractors,⠀client’s⠀representatives⠀and team⠀members to⠀resolve⠀problems⠀without⠀damaging⠀relationships.
• Experienced⠀in working⠀as part of⠀an⠀integrated⠀service⠀delivery⠀team in a⠀client⠀corporate⠀environment.
• Excellent⠀skills⠀specific⠀to⠀developing⠀new and⠀expanding⠀existing⠀customer⠀relationships.
• Interpersonal⠀skills⠀with an⠀ability to⠀interact⠀with⠀clients⠀both up⠀and down⠀the⠀organization⠀as well as⠀within and⠀outside of⠀the⠀account⠀structure.
• Have⠀proven⠀organizational⠀skills⠀with the⠀ability to⠀identify⠀and manage⠀priorities⠀while⠀working as⠀part of a⠀team and⠀independently.
• Strong⠀analytical⠀skills⠀focused on⠀identifying⠀problems⠀and⠀proposing⠀solutions.
• A⠀solid⠀understanding⠀of⠀construction⠀methods,⠀understands⠀time-frames⠀for⠀implementation⠀and how it⠀affects⠀unit⠀pricing.
• Willingness⠀to go the⠀extra mile⠀to solve⠀challenges,⠀even when⠀results⠀aren’t⠀guaranteed.⠀As well⠀as, an⠀unwillingness⠀to settle⠀for⠀“this is⠀how it’s⠀always⠀been” as⠀an⠀answer.
• Proficiency⠀with⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite, in⠀particular⠀MS Excel,⠀MS Power⠀Point and⠀MS⠀Project.
• LEED⠀AP, PMP⠀preferred.
• Six⠀Sigma⠀certification,⠀LEAN⠀experience,⠀MBA degree⠀or PE⠀registration⠀a plus.

Minimum Required Education:

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Architecture,⠀Engineering,⠀Construction⠀Management⠀preferred⠀or⠀equivalent⠀experience.
• Please⠀note daily⠀travel to⠀local⠀project⠀site(s) is⠀required.
• Must⠀have a⠀valid⠀driver’s⠀license⠀and be⠀able to⠀drive.